New AT superintendent introduced

April 10, 2013

HARPERS FERRY - Tucked along the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry can be found a new face to the National Park Service staff in the office at Cook Hall on the NPS campus.

With 24 years of National Park Service experience, Wendy Janssen comes to Harpers Ferry as the new Appalachian Trail superintendent.

Although her staff is small, with only 10 employees, Janssen said she and her staff look forward to working with the community and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

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Journal photo by Michelle Horst

Wendy Janssen has been recognized by the Harpers Ferry Town Council as the new Appalachian Trail superintendent.

"We are dedicated and we are very proud to be in the Harpers Ferry community with our headquarters here," Janssen said. "Anything we can do to provide support to community efforts to be involved, we want to help any way we can."